Aside from being sorely missed by all his family and friends, as he certainly will be, as far as his public persona goes, one can't say it any better than Bozell did: The world of journalism is vastly diminished today.

May he rest in peace and may God comfort those he left behind.

I just want to say that Tim was such a high-quality journalist and he really stood out from the roster on NBC. His skill and fairness is the first thing that will be missed from the news division, besides his presence in life.

What I have noticed is that it is very hard to watch Keith Olbermann doing ANYTHING regarding Tim's passing. It's very distracting and quite a disservice to Mr.Russert's time honoured legacy. I am trying to overlook Keith but the low quality he exudes is just not doing Tim justice and is quite tasteless. 

A very fair journalist, and always looking to get straight information from the interviewee for the benefit of all of us watching.  His interviews always interesting.  I think Russert was a very class act. His personal politics were his, and he never did bring them front and center to try and expose those to the viewer, unlike so many journalists today who have no shame and cannot just report and interview without trying to frame it for the benefit of their own mindset.  He enjoyed news and politics in and of themselves, and it absolutely showed and was great to watch and learn from.

Personally, it appears that he was extremely liked and loved by many, and was someone looked to as an example in the realm of fatherhood and being a son who learned from his father. I haven't read his book "Big Russ & Me" but I have no doubt that it's a great one.

In news, Tim was always interesting, always following up when the questions were danced around, and always wanted to have the interviewee clarify so that you and I got the information, what ever it was to be.

I've watched quite a bit of the news tonight on this, and I have to say it really pulled me in, and hit some emotion I might add, and brought additional realization of just who has been lost.  In recent decades and especially in very recent years, journalism has lost it's objectivity and has no shame at all.  We all here know that.  Tim was the everything they are not, and I, as one of those who enjoy news and politics, know for a fact that a true journalism giant has stepped away from the roundtable.

at his NBC desk - an identity with which most viewers would immediately associate him.  After reading his book, Big Russ & Me, I know his family was very important to him and he will leave a big hole in their lives.  God's blessings to all who loved him.

He was a good, honest journalist in an era when there are so few of them.

Most importantly, he was a tremendously loving father, son and husband, and that will be his best legacy.

What a shock. I pray for his family. Tim Russert was a loving man who will be greatly missed. 

He loved his father and son enough to write the two books he did.

His legacy is LOVE.

God rest his soul.

Thank you Tim for everything.

Sunday's will never be the same.

Nothing against the Man himself, but his Job was in TV, and the TV guys are/will soon be (IMO) forcing his Ample Video Archives upon us..... in hours of MSM Air time. This would not happen for others given the same Circumstance, but with Zero TV appearances and zero Archive footage. Give the Man some Air time, throw in some Testimonials, and then lets not Dwell upon him the next 4 weeks across the Alphabet Networks, ad Nausem.

Has not happened yet, but I think it's coming.

I remember Tom Landry, NFL Coach, and his Death. I was working out of State, and about 2 months after his Death I flew back to Texas....low and behold, Tom Landry and his Life was playing on the TV....again. They (MSM) were still mourning him......Why ?

They had a LOT of VIDEO footage to go along with the Broadcast.  Most Cowboy fans had moved on a few days after the unfortunate Event.

Personally,  I hope the mourning process, the Celebration of his Life, doesn't drag out for weeks and weeks on the MSM....ABC alone, or as a MSM Group. Callous you say ? No, I just don't want to be assaulted beyond an appropriate mourning period...by the Media... because he was a Media Man.

He didn't solve world problems, like Regan, he talked about them, and interviewed an Occaisional person who DID solve World Problems. When Congress people pass from this Earth, the Congress has an Appropriate moment of Silence, and then move on to the Days work. Same with Sporting events and related situations....moment of Silence, reflection, and then lets move on.

I could be wrong, but I would venture a guess that in a few days from now we'll still see Tim's face around.   It's going to be a very Public thing on the Public airways for awhile, and I'm not looking forward to it.

The Republican Revolution will not be Televised

Now I'm becoming curious about who NBC is going to choose to be the permanent new host of "Meet The Press", one of the few somewhat reputable news programs left in the world.

Of the people currently at NBC/MSNBC, I think the best bet would be Chuck Todd.  It looks like he was Russert's protege and was being groomed by Russert for big things over there.  I actually like the guy.  Plus, he is one of the few at that network whose bias isn't obviously recognizable.

Unfortunately, my money is on an unwise pick like Andrea Mitchell or David Gregory.  Or, even worse, a downright stupid pick like Chris Matthews or Keith Olbermann.  But I have to believe even that network would be that crazy.

"I don't want your 'us or them'..."  --  The Cure

Rest in peace, sir. I was shocked when I heard, I thought "isn't he kind of young," along with a little bit of "could this be a joke?" But tragically, it wasn't. On a lighter note, they removed an hour of Nightline from the air! Woohoo!

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I do offer my condolences to his family. I know what it's like to lose a close loved one. From everything I've heard, Tim Russert was a good father/family man. I did not know him personally, so I will not act like I did.

I agree with you JayTee. Like another NB member, (can't remember who) stated that s/he was a hardcore conservative, I too, share that sentiment. Whether you liked Russert or not, the MSM will be showing the love of/for their own for quite some time.

I caught Tom Brokaw commenting on Russert's eating habits. A person has to change. Bill Clinton changed his eating habits after his heart diagnosis/operation. I know first hand how hard it is, I had to change my eating habits for high blood pressure.

IMO: Maybe I'm too far right. Tim Russert, one of the great unbiased fair journalist of his/our time. I just didn't see it. I think Russert was bias/left leaning. Definitely for Obama in the white house, but was better at hiding and masking his favoritism than Matthews/Olbermann and others like-minded. I guess partiality is the way of journalism nowadays.

I saw Matthews/Olbermann trying to cry tonight, These two pathetic journalist couldn't even concentrate on bereaving Russert's passing. Both sidetracked for a minute, to knock/rap the Iraq war.

MSM will spend the next 10 days 24/7 reminding us what a hero and a good ole guy Tim Russert was. Try to find MSM giving 10 seconds to the posthumously awarded Medal of Honor recipients. God says the ultimate love and sacrifice is someone who gives his/her own life for the lives of others.

Real Heroes in my opinion.

Ross A. McGinnis

Michael Monsoor

Michael P. Murphy

Jason L. Durham

Paul R. Smith, just to name a few.

Anyone know how this guy beat the draft?